Toy bank.



Patented Nov. 27, I900 S. W. POTTERF.

TO Y B A N K.

(Application filed May 21, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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7 UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

SHERMAN W. IOTTERF, OF DAYTON, Ol'lIO.

TOY BANK.

SPEOIFICATIbN forming part of Letters Patent No. 662,735, dated November27, 1906.

Application filed May 21,1900. Serial No. 17,495. 1110 model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SHERMAN W. POTTERF, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State ofOhio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Banks; andI do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereonwhich form a part of this specification.

This invention relate to toys,and has a specific reference to toy banks.

The object of the invention is a provide a toy bank for children whichhas the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation ofthebank. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation with the back of the easing removed.Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation. Fig. 4 is a top view with the casingshown in section. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the pivotal shelfdetached.

The casing 1 has an upper compartment 2, and a lower compartment 3, inwhich the coins 1 are deposited.

5 and 6 are the inclined guides which diroot the coins to the lowercompartment 3. The upper compartment contains the mechanism, which is asfollows:

7 designates a shaft which is journaled at one end in an upright bearing8 and at the other end in the front wall 9 of the casing. The front endof this shaft has fixed to it a pointer 10, which points to the figureson the dials 11 12 13. These dials are constructed of any suitablematerial and may be placed one over the otherin the front of theeasing,as shown in Fig. 1. Each of said dials is slitted, as at 14,which enables said dials to be placed in position with the end of theshaft 7 projecting through. The said dials are maintained in position bystrips 15 on the front edges of the casing. It will be seen that thesaid dials contain figures which are pointed to by the pointer 10 andwhich indicate the contents of the bank at any time. The first one ofsaid dials begins with the figure 1 and ends at 25, and as soon as thehand has completed a circuit of the first dial another dial may beplacedin position in front of the first dial and the numbers carriedfrom 26 to a higher order, and so on, so thata correct account may bekept of the contents of the bank.

16 designates a tilting shelf which is mounted on a shaft 17, one end ofwhich is loosely mounted in the upper end of the support 8, and theother end of said shaft 17 is similarly journaled in the front wall ofthe casing; The tilting shelf 16 carries loosely on one side of thepivot 17 an angular pawl 18, which engages upon each downward movementof said shelf 16 with a ratchet-wheel 19 the said wheel 19 being fast onthe shalft 7. This pawl 18 is shown in Fig. 5 to be constructed of wireand of rectangular form.

20 is a detent which prevents said ratchetwheel 19 from moving backward.On shaft 7 there is also mounted a second ratchetwheel 21, the object ofwhich is to lock the pointer 10 against any movement independent of thatwhich is transmitted to the shaft 7 through the ratchet-wheel 19. Thisratchetwheel 21 is controlled by a detent 22, depend ing from the shelf16.

23 is a stop which limits the downward-tilting movement of the shelf 16as each coin is deposited on the end of said shelf, as shown in Fig. 2.

25L is a chute that communicates with the top of the casing and throughwhich the coins are deposited into the bank and onto the end of thetilting shelf 16. As each coin strikes the end of the shelf the shelf istilted, and in this tilting movement the pawl 18 carries theratchet-wheel 19 around to the extent of one tooth. Thismovementtransmits corresponding movement to the pointer 10 to move saidpointer to a figure on the dial which indicates the numberof coins thatare deposited in the bank. The coins as they leave the shelf 16 passdown between the guides 5 and 6 and through the slot 25 at the lower endof said guides and into the lower compartment Having described myinvention, I desire 16, which engages With thelooking-Wheel 21, t0olaiin when the tilting shelfis in its normal position, 15

In a toy bank, the combination of a detach- I and achute above oneextreme end of the tiltable index-dial, a dial-pointer to indicate the 1ins; shelf 16 and through which the coins are 5 figures on said diahashaft? to which said dialdeposited onto the end of said tiltingshelf,pointer is fixed, a ratchet-wheel 19 fixed to substantially as and forthe purposes specisaid shaft, a tilting shelf 16 above said shaft lied.2o 7 and having its pivot on one side ofsaid shaft In testimony whereofI aflix my signature '7, a ratchet-pawl pivoted to said tilting shelf inpresence of two Witnesses. to and engaging with the ratchet-Wheel 19, aSHERMAN \V. POTTERF.

locking-wheel 21 fixed to the shaft 7 for pre- Witnesses: venting;independent movement of the dial- 0. O. FILBERT,

pointer 10, and a detent 22 on the tilting shelf R. C. PATTERSON.

